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ViewAttendees 8

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

10-Minute Paper

P-IE: Biocontrol

Sunday, October 31, 2021
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM MT
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Meeting Room 108-110

In-Person

    Moderator(s)

  • Eric Middleton

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Department of Entomology
    University of Florida
    Winter Haven, Florida

  • Robert Orpet

    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Department of Entomology
    Washington State University, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
    Wenatchee, Washington

Presentations:

  • 1:42 PM – 1:54 PM MT
    Alternative outcomes in a trophic cascade: Acalymma vittatum, Cucumis sativus, and Celatoria setosa

    Presenting Author: Matthew Barrett – Cornell AgriTech

    Co-Author: Camila Filgueiras – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Denis Willett – Cornell University

  • 1:54 PM – 2:06 PM MT
    Fear no weevil: Biological control of sweetpotato weevil with entomopathogenic fungi

    Presenting Author: Nupur Sarkar – Louisiana State University

    Co-Author: Sara Navarro – Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

    Co-Author: Elka Armstrong – AgBiome LLC

    Co-Author: Chad Keyser – AgBiome LLC

    Co-Author: Jeffrey A. Davis – Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

  • 2:06 PM – 2:18 PM MT
    Integrating European earwig inoculation with spray programs for pear psylla pest management in commercial orchards

    Presenting Author: Robert Orpet – Washington State University, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center

    Co-Author: Louis B. Nottingham – Washington State University

  • 2:18 PM – 2:30 PM MT
    Investigation of the use of buckwheat strips to enhance natural enemies in a hemp high tunnel system

    Presenting Author: Katelyn A. Kesheimer – Auburn University

  • 2:42 PM – 2:54 PM MT
    Break
  • 2:54 PM – 3:06 PM MT
    Mass rearing from scratch: How many cooks do you need in the kitchen?

    Presenting Author: Emily C. Kraus – Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  • 3:06 PM – 3:18 PM MT
    Multi-year persistence of Steinernema feltiae ‘NY04’, S. carpocapsae ‘NY01’ and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora ‘Oswego’ across a wide geographical area from a single inoculation

    Presenting Author: Elson J. Shields – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Antonio Testa – Cornell University

    Co-Author: Christina DiFonzo – Michigan State University

    Co-Author: Bruce Hibbard – USDA-ARS

    Co-Author: Katelyn A. Kesheimer – Auburn University

    Co-Author: Julie A. Ann Peterson – University of Nebraska

    Co-Author: Patrick Porter – Texas AgriLife Extension

    Co-Author: Dominic Reisig – North Carolina State University

    Co-Author: John Tooker – Pennsylvania State University

  • 3:18 PM – 3:30 PM MT
    Predators vs. Alien: Evaluating insect predators for use against the exotic mealybug Nipaecoccus viridis

    Presenting Author: Eric Middleton – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Lauren M. Diepenbrock – University of Florida

  • 3:30 PM – 3:42 PM MT
    Break
  • 3:42 PM – 3:54 PM MT
    Pruning enhances field releases of Pseudophilothrips ichini (Hood) (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), a biological control agent of Brazilian peppertree in Florida

    Presenting Author: Carey Minteer – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Greg Wheeler – USDA-ARS

    Co-Author: Emily Gaskin – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Rebecca Nestle – USDA-ARS

  • 3:54 PM – 4:06 PM MT
    The transgenerational consequences of maternal parasitism for aphid life history and suitability for subsequent parasitism

    Presenting Author: JP Michaud – Kansas State University

    Co-Author: M.R. Shahbazi-Gahrouhi – Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

    Co-Author: Arash Rasekh – Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

  • 4:06 PM – 4:18 PM MT
    Rapid Autonomous Spatial Spread of Introduced Parasitoids for Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera:Buprestidae)

    Presenting Author: Stokes A. Aker – Penn State Entomology

    Co-Author: Dan S. Gruner – University of Maryland

    Co-Author: Rafael B. de Andrade – University of Maryland

    Co-Author: Jian Duan – USDA-ARS

  • 4:18 PM – 4:30 PM MT
    Herbivory influences the dispersal and colonization of Cyrtobagous salviniae: Implications for biological control

    Presenting Author: Hannah Laville – Louisiana State University

    Co-Author: Korey D. Pham – Louisiana State University

    Co-Author: Rodrigo Diaz – Louisiana State University